IBM announced a partnership with International Broadband Electric Communications Tuesday that will see the two companies begin deploying Broadband over Power Line networks at electric cooperatives throughout the eastern U.S. The two companies are working to resolve an issue that has plagued U.S. residents in rural areas — no access to broadband Internet services. More than 900 electric cooperatives in the U.S. provide 45 percent of the total electric grid and cover 75 percent of the country’s land mass.
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Big Blue Taps Power Grid to Bring Broadband to the Boonies
Posted by: Walaika Haskins November 12, 2008 01:39 PMIBM announced a partnership with International Broadband Electric Communications Tuesday that will see the two companies begin deploying Broadband over Power Line networks at electric cooperatives throughout the eastern U.S. The two companies are working to resolve an issue that has plagued U.S. residents in rural areas — no access to broadband Internet services. More than 900 electric cooperatives in the U.S. provide 45 percent of the total electric grid and cover 75 percent of the country’s land mass.